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Argentine forces invade the Falkland Islands.
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The UN Security Council condemns Argentinian invasion , and demands the immediate withdrawal of Argentine forces.
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Aircraft carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible sail from Portsmouth as part of a task force of more than 100 ships
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In Buenos AIres, tens of thousands of Argentinians gather at Plaza de Mayo to show their support for President Leopoldo Galtieri during the Falklands War.
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Argentine Soldiers buy postcards at a souvernir Shop, on the Falkland Islands, shortly after their invasion.
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US secretrary Alexander Haig attemps to mediate with the Argentina military junta; travelling between London and Buenos Aires.
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The British destroyer HMS Antrim arrives off South Georgia, but the operation on Fortuna Glacier almost ends in disaster after two helicopters crash in severe weather conditions
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British landings begin at San Carlos on East Falkland, with 3,000 troops and 1,000 tons of supplies
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South Georgia is retaken by Royal Marines.
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Argentine army soldiers read newspapers in Port Stanley during the Falklands war. (all of them wrote about Falkland war)
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Following initial landings by SAS and SBS special forces on the islands, British Vulcan bombers launch the first air raid on Stanley airfield
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The veteran Argentine cruiser General Belgrano is torpedoed and sunk by British submarine HMS Conqueror
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British destroyer HMS Sheffield is hit by an Exocet missile that kills 20 crew
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Argenitne Military personnel of the 601 Company take their position in the Strait of San Carlos
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A Sea King helicopter transferring SAS soldiers between ships ditches into the sea, killing 22 men.
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British landings begin at San Carlos on East Falkland, with 3,000 troops and 1,000 tons of supplies
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Argentine Air Machi fighter-bombers take part in operations over the Falkland Islands on May 21,1982
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Ten Argentine aircraft are shot down.
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A bomb disposal officer is killed after the bomb he is attempting to defuse explodes aboard HMS Antelope.Landing craft RFA Sir Galahad and RFA Sir Lancelot are hit by Argentine bombs which also fail to detonate. Seven Argentine aircraft are shot down.
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A British Soldier checks the area
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British destroyer HMS Coventry sinks after being attacked by Argentine aircraft, with the loss of 19 crew.
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Argentine Army General Mario Benjamin Menendez, who ruled as a governor of the Falklands War, adresses his troops in Darwin
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Armorers move torpedoes on the flight deck of the British aircraft carrier HMS Hermes as Sea King Helicopters were being re-armed to counter the Argeninian submarine threat of the Falklands Islands.
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The 2nd Battalion of the Parachute Regiment (2 Para) is ordered to set out for the neighbouring settlements of Goose Green and Darwin, which are held by Argentine forces.
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British forces are furious when the BBC World Service broadcasts that the men of 2 Para are advancing on Goose Green and Darwin, but the Argentine commander is convinced the report is deliberate misinformation.
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2 Para attack Goose Green and Darwin. After fierce fighting, the Argentines surrender
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2 Para attack Goose Green and Darwin. After fierce fighting, the Argentines surrender.
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British forces advance towards the capital Port Stanley from San Carlos, taking the Argentine positions on Mount Kent and Mount Challenger.
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British troops take the key objectives of Mount Longdon, Two Sisters and Mount Harriet from the Argentines
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British forces take Argentine positions on mountains overlooking Port Stanley on Mount Tumbledown, Wireless Ridge and Mount William amid further fierce fighting.
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White flags are seen flying over Port Stanley, and by noon British forces have advanced to the outskirts of the Falklands capital
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UK Defence Minister Peter Blaker announces that the official count of British war dead is 255, with approximately 300 wounded.
